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A Lie Of The Mind: A Play in Three Acts
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Act IIChapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of gender discrimination, ableism, mental illness, cursing, illness or death, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and domestic violence.
Act II, Scene 1 Summary
Beth and Meg are in their family home in Montana: Beth is wearing one of Baylor’s shirts, Mike argues with a man outside, and nearby, a dog is barking. Meg offers Beth slippers, which she refuses. Beth asks about the men outside, but Meg does not know who Mike is talking to. Beth thinks it is Jake. Mike enters and unloads a shotgun, telling Beth and Meg that he was talking to a stranger. Beth insists it was Jake and claims Mike lies to her like she is dead. Mike admits that he was talking to Frankie, Jake’s brother, and Beth says she recognized his voice. Baylor is out hunting, and Meg says he is never home anymore. Meg hates eating venison all winter, but Mike does not mind. Beth’s condition is improving, and Mike and Meg try to explain what a brain is, comparing it to a snail. Beth says she is inside her head and wonders if the brain hides like a snail or a turtle.
They hear a gunshot, and Baylor brings Frankie inside: Baylor shot him in the thigh by accident.
